6.3.1Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set

1.From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>. The following screen appears.

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[ CREATE VOLUME

Name: Volume0

R A I D L e v e l :

RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select

Disks

[

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters

and is

[↑↓]Change

[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[ENTER]-Select

2.Enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.

3.When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to create, and then press <Enter>.

4.When the Disks item is selected, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives you want to include in the RAID set. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

 

 

[ SELECT

 

 

Port Drive Model

Serial #

Size

Status

0

ST3300656SS

HWAS0000991753TR

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

1

ST3300656SS

37VN00009846RAJ1

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

2

ST3300656SS

397600009846UEDY

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

3

ST3300656SS

GWC50000991756G6

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

[↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-

5.Use the up/down arrow key to select a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

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